logo
episode-header-image
Nov 2024
8m 16s

Oldest Alphabetic Writing Discovered and...

Perplexity
About this episode
We're experimenting and would love to hear from you! In today's episode of Discover Daily, we begin with a closer look at a groundbreaking archaeological discovery. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have unearthed the world's oldest known alphabetic writing in Syria, dating back to 2400 BCE. Found in a non-royal tomb at Tell Umm-el Marra, these perfora ... Show More
Up next
Mar 2025
Meta Launching Community Notes, Anthropic CEO Floats AI Quit Button, Man Survives with Titanium Heart in World-First
We're experimenting and would love to hear from you!In this episode of 'Discover Daily', we explore a groundbreaking medical achievement: an Australian man who survived 100 days with a BiVACOR titanium heart before successfully receiving a donor heart transplant. This world-first ... Show More
7m 9s
Mar 2025
Chinese Quantum Chip Rivals Willow, Vibe Coding's Rise in Software Development, and the Universe May Exist in Black Hole
We're experimenting and would love to hear from you!In this episode of 'Discover Daily', we explore China's quantum computing breakthrough with Zuchongzhi 3.0, a 105-qubit processor that dramatically outperforms classical supercomputers. This remarkable machine completed in minut ... Show More
8m 17s
Mar 2025
Microsoft Looks Beyond OpenAI, Student Cracks Century-Old Math Problem, and Research Shows How Aspirin Fights Cancer
We're experimenting and would love to hear from you!In this episode of 'Discover Daily', we begin with a look at Microsoft. The company is strategically diversifying its AI approach beyond its OpenAI partnership by developing its own AI models, particularly the MAI family. These ... Show More
7m 38s
Recommended Episodes
Jan 2023
The First Writing
<p>The results of a groundbreaking new study were released today [January 5th] by a group of researchers who believe they have conclusively decoded the earliest known form of proto-writing. Dating back to the Palaeolithic era, this combination of abstract markings and ice age art ... Show More
33m 50s
Apr 2024
Brazil's Most Mysterious Tunnels
Colin Lowther and Alice Irrizary talk about an interesting discovery from a very old tunnel. What kind of animal would have dug the tunnel and how long ago? Find out by listening to this program.https://spotlightenglish.com/?p=3552Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spo ... Show More
15m 46s
Apr 2024
Brazil's Most Mysterious Tunnels (Advanced Program)
Colin Lowther and Alice Irrizary talk about an interesting discovery from a very old tunnel. What kind of animal would have dug the tunnel and how long ago? Find out by listening to this program. https://spotlightenglish.com/?p=3552 Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/s ... Show More
11m 16s
Oct 2025
169. Decoding the World’s First Writing
tail spinning
49m 35s
Feb 2024
Can AI Unlock the Secrets of the Ancient World?
Almost 2,000 years ago, a volcano preserved Herculaneum’s vast library of  scrolls but left them unreadable. A volunteer army of nerds has been racing  to decipher them. By Ashlee Vance and Ellen HuetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
23m 6s
Aug 2024
One More Thing: Breaking News!
What a time to be alive. New Euripides just dropped! Results are pouring in not only from the AI project that's unearthing new passages from the charred scrolls of Herculaneum, but also from the good old-fashioned method of leafing through mounds of old scrolls. Some of it is dir ... Show More
26m 47s
Oct 2023
Unearthed! in Autumn 2023, Part 1
<p>In part one of our Autumn 2023 edition of Unearthed!, we have some oldest things, books and letters, projects specifically related to gender, edibles and potables, and animals. </p> <p><strong>Research: </strong></p> <ul> <li>“Early humans deliberately made mysterious stone 's ... Show More
40m 58s
Feb 2021
The Rosetta Stone
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most famous museum objects in the world, shown in the image above in replica, and dating from around 196 BC. It is a damaged, dark granite block on which you can faintly see three scripts engraved: Greek at the bottom, Demotic in the mid ... Show More
47m 2s